The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-21
COLLISION AT SEA.
Fatal Meeting Of Two Steamers,
The Sohotten Goes Down Under
the Fearful Blow.
Two Hundred and Thirty Persons
Aboard at the Time.
One Hundred and Forty of These
Are Now Missing,
Frightful Scenes Among the Panic
Stricken Children Cling
to Their Mothers 49, Wives and
Husbands.

LONDON, Nov. a0.-Thc Dutch steamer
W. A. Schotten,' 'Capt. Thai, which left
Rotterdam yesterday for New York, was
sunk by collision with the steamer Rosa
Mary, OF Ilartlopool, at IL o'clock last
night, ten miles off Dover. The Schotten
carried complement Of go passengers
and crew. The steamer Ebro, Of Sunder-
land, rescued ninety of the crew and pas
scngcrs and landed them at the sailors
home, Dover. One hundred and forty Of
the passengers are missing. One passcn-
ger and a child Of the party brought TO
Dover were found dead from exposure.
1t is hoped that passing vessels have res.
cucd the missing ones. The w. A. Schot-
tens masts are visible from Dover pier
Boats have left Dover bound in all di-
rections, for the purpose Of saving life
and property II possible. The Rosa Mary
is anchored of Ramsgate with her bows
stove in. The w. A. Schotten left Rotter-
dam Saturday morning. At the time Of
the accident dense fog prevailed. The
Schottcn was struck ON the port bow by
the Rosa Mary. Immediately after the
shock was felt the Schottcn's passengers,
all Of whom had retired for the night,
rushed ON deck in their night-gowns. The
boats were promptly ordered To be low
cred, but il WIS found that only two were
available. The three Others were useless
and were not lowered. The water rushed
swiftly through the hole in the bow, and a
terrible scene cnsucd. The panic-strcken
passengers uttered piercing shricks, and
many fell upon their knees and prayed
aloud.
IIrTLECnILDRES cLuNo TO THEIR MOTHERS,
who themselves were shricking with ter
ror. The officers were cool and sclf-pos.
sesscd, and remained on the bridge 10 the
last. Several persons procured life belts
and leaped into the sea. Within twenty
minutes Of the shock the SchOttcn was en-
gulicd. All those who put on life belts
| iloliod and were rescued by boats FROM
the steamer Ebro, which cruised around
until o'clock in the morning. Many Oi
| the rescued lost wives, husbands, brOthers
and sisters. The survivors were supplied
with clothes, and everything was done e
| insure their comfort. The passenger ac
| counts differ regarding the circumstance
/ Of the collision, and the reports Of thC
| officers Of the SchOttcn clash with those oi
the officers Of the Rosa Mary. Some ol
the passengers state that the evening
merfiment had ceased and most OF the pas
scngcs had retired 90 their hunks, only q
few remaining in the saloon, when tire
mcndOus crash was heard on the port bow.
| They say il Is impossible that the collision
could have occurred 10y the SChOttcn strik'
| ing an anchored vessel.
The second mate of the Schotlcn reports
that he was ON deck, when lac saw an un.
known steamer coming through the iog.
Before anything could he done the Schot'
ten was struck in the fore rigging and pert
bow. The other vessel, which lac now
prcsumcs was the Rosa Mary, bacScd oh
and disappeared. Within twenty min
/ utes
| THE sCuOTTrN suNg.
The captain OF the Rosa Mary state.
that hsycsscl was run into, while anchored
southeast OF South Sandhend by an un
known steamer. Finding that the Ros.
Mary was damaged, lac proceeded To Dover
roads, where the vessel IL now dockcd
The Rosa Mary was laden with Goals fol
-. MaXairc.
The following is n list of the person.
saved and landed at Dover